Digital Spy have contacted Channel 4 to get to the bottom of why on earth a dildo washed up on The Island with Bear Grylls. They confirmed to us that yes, it was in fact a dildo, and that it washed ashore.

In fact, the official guide to the show suggests the Islanders might be able to, ahem, 'put it to use'. According to the section on flotsam and jetsam, there's up to 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world's oceans, with some of it washing up onto Pacific islands.

The Island with Bear Grylls returns to Channel 4 next Monday (May 1) at 9pm.